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- 6th - Higher Ed
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Students list the order of the planets, describe the general characteristics of each planet and explain why we could not live on other planets without special equipment. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore sizes, characteristics, and composition of the nine planets and then create balloon models of the planets that show their relative size to one another. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the name, order and attributes of the planets. They role play the position of planets and view pictures. They draw pictures of the planets as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students plot and analyze NASA data to determine the period of an invisible planet orbiting a wobbling star. They explore the motion of a two-body system around a center of mass to better explain how extra-solar planets are discovered. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students utilize the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to, in order to classify student height, object size, and planet size. They build scale models of the planets based on their discoveries of planet size. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students compare and contrast the four inner planets with the five outer planets. They explore the differences in size, temperature and composition through dance and movement. Then, they create a dance based on information gained from this lesson. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students explore planets and where they are through the "Magic School Bus" series. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students identify and sequence the major events that caused Earth to develop into a habitable planet. They view videos, conduct research, participate in discussions and work in groups to determine the likelihood of other habitable worlds. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research characteristics of planets using a number of resources including the Internet, encyclopedias on-line, and print material. They create a presentation based on the prescribed criteria using at least one visual aid and write an appropriate level research paper. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the concept of the planets that are in our solar system. They conduct research using a variety of resources in order for students to make cognitive connections with the demonstrations made by the teacher. They also define some basic vocabulary terms. Full Review »